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The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent agency that works for Congress. The GAO watches over Congress, and investigates how the federal government spends taxpayers dollars. The Comptroller…
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An evaluation was conducted on the impact of major federal programs on the representation of minorities in the unionized skilled construction crafts. The term “skilled construction crafts” included asbestos workers…
GAO reviewed the Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) program to determine whether: (1) planned testing would demonstrate operational effectiveness before a significant number of units are produced for deployment…
Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information about its survey of a nationally representative sample of oncologists to determine the extent to which health insurers denied patients reimbursement for…
Under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, which formally ended the Mexican-American War, the United States assumed control over vast new territories, including much of what is now the…
Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the delayed opening of the new Denver International Airport, focusing on: (1) the problems with the baggage handling system that delayed…
Since GAO reported on Department of Defense (DOD) contractor overpayments in 1994, additional reports have been issued highlighting billions of dollars of overpayments to Defense contractors. In December 2001, Congress…
Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on federal programs supporting public-private partnerships in housing and community development. GAO found that: (1) 9 cabinet-level departments and 7 independent agencies…
Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed federal and state efforts to provide services the individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI), focusing on the: (1) primary federal and state programs…
GAO reviewed the Navy’s plans to upgrade both the propulsion and the guidance and control systems of the MK-48 Advanced Capability torpedo (ADCAP), focusing on the: (1) need for the…
GAO reviewed the Navy’s MK-48 Advanced Capability (ADCAP) torpedo propulsion system upgrade program, focusing on whether the: (1) Navy needs an upgraded propulsion system; (2) upgrade would meet Navy noise…
A review of the Trident Submarine and Missile program’s cost, schedule and technical performance was conducted. A particular concern was to determine whether the submarine and missile will be operational…
GAO examined U.S. participation in the various sessions of the Third Law of the Sea Conference (1974-1976) and the status of the issues as they stood before the conference session…
GAO discussed the implementation of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act, focusing on the allocation of program funds to economically depressed areas. GAO found that: (1) although funds were…
Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO presented information on livestock grazing on public rangeland managed by the Bureau of Land Management, focusing on: (1) the number, average acreage, and average…
Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Traffic Alert/Collision Avoidance System (TCAS), focusing on: (1) pilots’ and air traffic controllers’ views on TCAS; (2) FAA…
GAO reviewed the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) efforts to provide automation support to improve oceanic air traffic control. GAO found that: (1) air traffic control services in oceanic areas not…
Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed a congressional proposal to create a new system of Individual Social Security Retirement Accounts (ISSRA), in which workers could place accumulated social security…
In response to a congressional request, GAO: (1) reviewed the Solanda Housing Guaranty project in Ecuador, focusing on Agency for International Development (AID) and Ecuadoran requirements for financing, design, and…
